2024 Freshman

• Did not play in a game and redshirted the season

High School

• Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, and On3
• Two-star recruit by Rivals
• Tight end ranks: #47 (ESPN), #73 (247Sports), #76 (On3)
• State of Nebraska ranks: #12 (ESPN), #14 (247Sports), #14 (On3)
• Played for head coach Matt Carroll at Cross County
• Played 8-man football in high school
• Four-year letterwinner
• 23 receptions for 408 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior
• 13 receptions for 141 yards and three touchdowns as a junior
• Two-time all-state
• Two-time all-district
• Also was an all-conference basketball player and participated in track and field in high school
• Honor Roll
• Offers included Air Force, Army, Brown, Dartmouth, Miami (Ohio), Navy, Northern Illinois, UAB, and Yale

Personal

• Born December 28, 2005
• Son of Brent and Shelly Hollinger
• Two older brothers, Grant and Cory
• Brother, Cory, plays football at Wayne State
• Chose Illinois because, “I loved the coaches and campus.”
• Majoring in exploratory studies